Many people I meet are fascinated by my life as a traveling artist. Here is a look into my studio, my art festivals and my thoughts.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Starting Out in 2008

My winter break never seems long enough. I normally end my show circuit season almost 1800 miles from home, which gives me 3 long days of drive time to examine how the year turned out. Not that I don't already have a good idea of how successful the season was, but this solo drive gives ample time for contemplation.

Once home, Christmas is right around the corner. My daughter is home from college and we are busy making plans for our other 3 son’s trip back to the snowy climate of North Idaho. That always presents a problem because they live in 3 different states along with their wives and our grand kids and the nearest one is 1000 miles away.

With the logistics of that over, I settle down for the next few weeks and try not to think about art, festivals, driving or anything else related to my life on the road as a traveling artist. Well, those few weeks are past and I am “back in the game” full throttle I’m in the studio creating new works, answering e-mail from prospective clients, handling orders for my wholesale accounts and applying to this year’s batch of festivals.

I swear I was just finishing my 2007 season just a few short weeks ago and here I am, back on the merry go round again…and loving every minute of it.

I’d like to finish this post by wishing my wife a happy anniversary. It’s been a wonderful 20 years.

About Me

I am a self-taught fractal artist with over 25 years experience with digital computer art. I have used dozens of fractal generating programs in the creation of my art but for the past few years I have settled on a very powerful software program called Ultra Fractal. I draw my inspiration from my very eclectic views of nature.
To maintain the highest standards, I personally perform all of the creative aspects of making my digital prints from the selection of the mathematical formula used in the structure of the fractal to the printing and framing of the prints. All of my designs are printed using light fast Epson UltraChrome inks on acid free, resin coated papers to ensure years of museum quality print life.